What are the consequences if the system fails the liveness check?

If the system fails the liveness check, it means that it is not responding or not functioning properly at the time of the check. The consequences can be as follows:

• The orchestrator or monitoring system considers the service unavailable and may attempt to restart the container or process.
• Users may encounter errors or delays in the application's operation.
• In load-balanced clusters, such a service may be excluded from the pool of available services for requests.
• If the liveness probe constantly fails, it can lead to restart cycles and reduce system stability.

Therefore, successful passing of the liveness check is critical for maintaining the operability and stability of the application in production.